Newbold, William Knifton, Private, 696072, 31st Battalion, Canadian InfantryBorn 6th May 1891, Kings Newton, Derbyshire, EnglandMother Alice Knifton Newbold, “The Limes”, Kings Newton, Derbyshire, EnglandAddress Room 215, Pruitt Block, Medicine HatTrade FarmerEnlisted 29th January 1916 at Medicine HatAge 24 years, 9 monthsHeight 5 feet, 8 inchesChest 35 inches, 2 inches expansionFair complexion, fair hair and blue eyesDistinctive marks 4 vaccination scars on left armReligion Church of EnglandSailed from Halifax on the SS Safonia 3rd October 1916Arrived at Le Havre 9th March 1917Joined 31st Battalion 16th April 1917Killed in action 3rd May 1917, aged 26Son of Alice Newbold, of “The Limes”, Kings Newton, Melbourne, Derbyshire, England and the late John Knifton NewboldCommemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, France
1911 Census
A confectioner
Working for John Taylor, a confectioner, of Borough Street, Castle Donington, Leicestershire
1911 Census
A confectioner
Working for John Taylor, a confectioner, of Borough Street, Castle Donington, Leicestershire
Melbourne
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Melbourne, St. Michael With St. Mary's Church
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